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. 2000 Oct;28(5):347-51.
doi: 10.1067/mic.2000.110214.

Microbiologic contamination study of nebulizers after aerosol therapy in patients with cystic fibrosis

S Vassal  1 , R Taamma, N Marty, A Sardet, P d'athis, F Brémont, M L Dalphin, P Plésiat, G Rault, J Thubert, S Dominique, J F Lemeland, J Derelle, M F Blech, M Roussey, M Perrin, A Sautegeau
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Microbiologic contamination study of nebulizers after aerosol therapy in patients with cystic fibrosis

S Vassal et al. Am J Infect Control. 2000 Oct.

Abstract

Background: To evaluate the contamination of delivery systems after an aerosol therapy session in patients with cystic fibrosis who have chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection.

Methods: Fifty-three patients with cystic fibrosis were enrolled in the study from March 1996 to June 1997. All patients were age 7 years or older and had P aeruginosa infection. They also had been treated with recombinant deoxyribonuclease and were capable of producing sputum for culture.

Results: Nine devices were excluded for the study. A total of 44 nebulizers were included: 37 from patients with P aeruginosa colonization with a count of 10(6) colony-forming units/mL or more and 7 with a count of between 10(5) colony-forming units/mL and 10(6) colony-forming units/mL.

Conclusion: This study demonstrates that in the absence of cleaning, nebulizers of patients with cystic fibrosis who are infected with P aeruginosa are likely to be contaminated by a pathogenic flora.

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